On February 3, 1993, the 27-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Paul Hodkinson (21-1-1, 20 KOs), faced Ricardo Cepeda, in a title defense fight.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 22 days.
Paul Hodkinson stopped Ricardo Cepeda via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC featherweight title. Hodkinson improves his record to 22-1-1 (21 KOs)
On April 25, 1992, the 26-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Paul Hodkinson (19-1-1, 18 KOs), faced a 28-year-old American boxer Steve Cruz (35-6, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 12 days. Cruz was on a -1-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 25 days.
Paul Hodkinson made easy work of Steve Cruz, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Hodkinson improves his record to 20-1-1 (19 KOs), while Cruz adds a loss to his record at 35-7.
On September 12, 1992, the 26-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Paul Hodkinson (20-1-1, 19 KOs), faced Fabrice Benichou, in a title defense fight.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days.
Paul Hodkinson stopped Fabrice Benichou via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC featherweight title. Hodkinson improves his record to 21-1-1 (20 KOs)
On November 13, 1991, Paul Hodkinson and Marcos Villasana met again in a rematch.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 13 days.
Paul Hodkinson defeated Marcos Villasana via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Hodkinson improves his record to 19-1-1
On December 14, 1988, a 23-year-old Paul Hodkinson (11-0-1, 11 KOs) and Kevin Taylor met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days.
Paul Hodkinson stopped Kevin Taylor via TKO in the 2nd round. Hodkinson improves his record to 12-0-1 (12 KOs)
On September 6, 1989, a 23-year-old Paul Hodkinson (14-0-1, 14 KOs) and Peter Harris met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a featherweight bout.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
In the rematch, Paul Hodkinson stopped Peter Harris via TKO in the 9th round. Hodkinson improves his record to 15-0-1 (15 KOs)
On April 12, 1989, a 23-year-old Paul Hodkinson (13-0-1, 13 KOs) and Raymond Armand met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days.
Paul Hodkinson stopped Raymond Armand via TKO in the 2nd round. Hodkinson improves his record to 14-0-1 (14 KOs)
On October 31, 1990, a 25-year-old Paul Hodkinson (17-1-1, 17 KOs) and Guy Bellehigue met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 29 days.
Paul Hodkinson stopped Guy Bellehigue via KO in the 3rd round. Hodkinson improves his record to 18-1-1 (18 KOs)
On January 17, 1987, a 21-year-old Paul Hodkinson (4-0, 4 KOs) and Steve Sims met in the ring.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 19 days.
Paul Hodkinson stopped Steve Sims via KO in the 5th round. Hodkinson improves his record to 5-0 (5 KOs)
On May 18, 1988, a 22-year-old Paul Hodkinson (10-0-1, 10 KOs) and Peter Harris met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Hodkinson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days.
Paul Hodkinson stopped Peter Harris via TKO in the 12th round. Hodkinson improves his record to 11-0-1 (11 KOs)